U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB380: Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Status: In committee, July 28, 2026
A bill to improve obstetric emergency care.
What the bill says
To improve obstetric emergency care.
From the introduced text, July 28, 2026:
A BILL To improve obstetric emergency care. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act . SECTION 2. Obstetric emergency training program Section 330O of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c-21 ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Training program for eligible practitioners in rural health care facilities A training program described in subsection (a)(5) shall include an assessment of obstetric training needs for rural health care facilities without dedicated obstetric units. In developing the training program, a recipient of a grant under such subsection shall-- (1) work in consultation with at least one representative from a national medical society that has experience or expertise in rural health care delivery in each of the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, emergency medicine, family medicine, and anesthesiology; and (2) facilitate access to obstetric readiness training via regional training partnerships and technical assistance to rural health care facilities. ; and (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by …
Sponsors
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH) · primary sponsor
- Collins, Susan (R)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R, SD-AL)
- Smith, Tina (D)
- Capito, Shelley (R)
- Cantwell, Maria (D)
- Coons, Christopher (D)
- Justice, James (R, SD-WV)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding, Rural conditions and development, Employment and training programs, Sex and reproductive health, Medical education, Government information and archives, Health technology, devices, supplies, Government studies and investigations
Common questions
- What is SB380?
- SB380 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act.
- What does SB380 do?
- In its own words: To improve obstetric emergency care.
- What is the status of SB380?
- In committee as of July 28, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525. (July 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB380?
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB380?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/380
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